Mother Ocean Father Nation
By: Nishant Batsha
3.72
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, tender debut novel, following a brother and sister whose paths diverge--one forced to l…
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1. Memory Piece
By: Lisa Ko
3.22
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the early 1980s, Giselle Chin, Jackie Ong, and Ellen Ng are three teenagers drawn together by th… read more
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- literary fiction
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
"The physicality of making things, the performance, temporarily displaced how stuck she felt, in this particular body, family, town, time."-Lisa Ko, Memory Piece
2. Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
By: Geena Rocero
4.22
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
“A moving chronicle of trans resilience and joy” (Vogue) from one of Out100’s Most Impactful and In… read more
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- asia
- adult
- queer
- lgbt
"Geena, you speak about transgender rights and FIlipino food with equal expertise."-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
"That's the thing about trans joy: It can never be fully extinguished. People can try to narrow the possibilities for our lives, even end them, but our spirits will always expand to fill whatever spac…"-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
"I didn't need to come out ot her. I never said those declarative words - and I didn't even know them at the time. Vocabulary like trans would come much later in my life. All I needed was to hear the …"-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
"Despite the ubiquity of government-organized trans pageants in the Philippines, trans people themselves are not politically recognized. We are culturally visible but legally erased. To this day, tran…"-Geena Rocero, Horse Barbie: A Memoir of Reclamation
3. We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies
By: Tsering Yangzom Lama
4.08
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the wake of China's invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her younger sister, Tenkyi… read more
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- literary fiction
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- family
4. Where There Was Fire
By: John Manuel Arias
3.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A lush and lyrical debut novel about a Costa Rican family wrestling with a deadly secret, from risi… read more
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- historical
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5. Rouge Street: Three Novellas
By: Shuang Xuetao
3.84
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Already compared to Hemingway and Murakami, Shuang Xuetao is one of the most highly celebrated youn… read more
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- asia
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"It's true. I've been to university, but my life is still a mess. Everything they say about my success is made up, but every family needs one fake person to be proud of."-Shuang Xuetao, Rouge Street: Three Novellas
"We only get one life: some die in bed, others die on horseback, and if you have the chance to die on horseback, then do so. Be a Napoleon in this world. Even if you're a watermelon seller, then be th…"-Shuang Xuetao, Rouge Street: Three Novellas
6. How We Named the Stars
By: Andrés N. Ordorica
4.04
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Set between the United States and México, Andrés N. Ordorica’s debut novel is a tender and lyrical … read more
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- literary fiction
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- adult
- queer
7. Oye
By: Melissa Mogollon
3.68
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you wo… read more
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- literary fiction
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- adult
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8. The Days of Afrekete
By: Asali Solomon
3.48
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Asali Solomon, The Days of Afrekete is a tender, surprising novel of two … read more
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- literary fiction
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9. Fiebre Tropical
By: Juliana Delgado Lopera
3.82
Format: None pages, ebook
Lit by the hormonal neon glow of Miami, this heady, multilingual debut novel follows a Colombian te… read more
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- queer
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- lgbt
10. The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts
By: Soraya Palmer
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Folktales and spirits animate this lively coming-of-age tale of two Jamaican-Trinidadian sisters in… read more
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11. Housemates
By: Emma Copley Eisenberg
3.66
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Two young housemates embark on a road trip to discover themselves in a fractured America in this sp… read more
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- literary fiction
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"Teaching? When it’s good? A marvel. A fucking miracle. They live, and then they turn to you to tell you about it."-Emma Copley Eisenberg, Housemates
12. Ghost Season
By: Fatin Abbas
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A mysterious burnt corpse appears one morning in Saraaya, a remote border town between northern and… read more
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- literary fiction
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- adult
13. The Last Karankawas
By: Kimberly Garza
3.59
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Yaa Gyasi and Cristina Henríquez—a kaleidoscopic, emotionally charged debut about a tig… read more
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14. Daughters of the New Year
By: E.M. Tran
3.49
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A captivating debut novel that moves backwards in time to trace five generations of Vietnamese moth… read more
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- literary fiction
- lgbt
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- adult
15. Broughtupsy
By: Christina Cooke
3.49
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
At once cinematic yet intimate, Broughtupsy is an enthralling debut novel about a young Jamaican wo… read more
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- adult
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16. Nuclear Family
By: Joseph Han
3.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Set in the months leading up to the 2018 nuclear missile false alarm, a Korean American family livi… read more
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17. Mother Ocean Father Nation
By: Nishant Batsha
3.72
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, tender debut novel, following a brother and sister whose paths diverge--one forced to l… read more
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- literary fiction
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- asia
- india
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- adult
- queer
18. Lesbian Love Story
By: Amelia Possanza
3.78
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Saidiya Hartman and Jeanette Winterson, Lesbian Love Story is an intimate journey in… read more
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- historical
- adult
- queer
- lgbt
"Lesbians, in my eyes, are defined as the ones who invent their own systems of love: Romantic love. Family love. Friend love. A love for community, and for strangers too. They love when there is nothi…"-Amelia Possanza, Lesbian Love Story
19. Tell It to Me Singing
By: Tita Ramírez
3.85
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A Cuban American family is sent into a tailspin when the ailing matriarch confesses the first of se… read more
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- adult
20. The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us
By: Rachelle Bergstein
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An intimate and expansive look at Judy Blume’s life, work, and cultural impact, focusing on her mos… read more
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21. The Lost Book of Adana Moreau
By: Michael Zapata
3.59
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The mesmerizing story of a Latin American science fiction writer and the lives her lost manuscript … read more
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"His father was a pirate."-Michael Zapata, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau
"Every telling of an event is a portrait of the teller and not the event itself."-Michael Zapata, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau
